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Podcast: Social workers have a duty to skirt edge of the law, says author

Marley, K. (2016). The Current.  CBC. Retrieved from: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-18-2016-1.3587149/social-workers-have-a-duty-to-skirt-edge-of-the-law-says-author-1.3587329

Transcript: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-18-2016-1.3587149/may-18-2016-full-episode-transcript-1.3588599#segment3

Longtime social worker Deena Mandell says working outside the legal system is necessary for social justice. She argues that until oppressive systems change, subversion and extra legal action may be the only way to help the vulnerable.

• Deena Mandell, professor of graduate social work at Wilfrid Laurier University and a clinical social worker. She is also the co-editor of Subversive Action: Extralegal Practices for Social Justice.
• John Mayr, registrar and CEO of the BC College of Social Workers, as well as the president of the Canadian Council of Social Work Regulators. 
• John Tomlinson, visiting scholar in social work at Queensland University of Technology. 

Should social workers skirt the edges of the law if it benefits their clients?

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This segment was produced by The Current's Karin Marley.